"moiré pattern" meaning in All languages combined

See moiré pattern on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: moiré patterns [plural]
Etymology: moiré + pattern Etymology templates: {{compound|en|moiré|pattern}} moiré + pattern Head templates: {{en-noun}} moiré pattern (plural moiré patterns)
  1. an optical effect formed when one family of curves is superposed on another, the lines of the overlapping figures crossing at an ange less than about 45°; the moiré lines are then the locus of the points of intersection Wikipedia link: moiré pattern Translations (an optical effect): mormynstur [neuter] (Icelandic), муар (muar) (Russian), муар (muar) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-moiré_pattern-en-noun-DogjG9pN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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